Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-3, My Birthday)
Some snapshots from my birthday yesterday! I took the day off work and had most of the day to myself so I was indulgent and did some of my favorite things. 5:31 AM My watch wished me a happy birthday! 6:26 AM I was worried I woke up too late and would be miserable on...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-2, Guttenberg)
I really want to recap all my fun July stuff, but I’m so tired! And if I wait to recap, I won’t remember as much. I’ll make this one brief. I almost always go to Guttenberg, Iowa for my birthday (July 31) to spend it on the water with my family. This...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #29)
A few notes from the weekend! This weekend was the beginning of all the trips to Iowa – I’ll be there three times this month. The purpose of this trip was to clean the house my friends and I will stay at next week (and to take the jet ski I picked up for...
Reading Update (2023 #32-34)
I’m going to do something a bit different this time and reverse the book order, because I LOVED #34, really liked #33, and did NOT like #32. [34] Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Fiction / Women, part II of Part of Your World, which I read in December and loved, read...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #28)
A few notes from the weekend! Thursday Highlight | This amazing new mani from Lorena! I’m in love! Other Thursday Happenings | finally getting to the point of leaving work behind on my free time, ahh • a massage during a long lunch break (I took leave) • getting...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂